Mabulala Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mabulala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mabulala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe721:214,42024,333
Botswana221:99,40615,343
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033

Mabulala (70) may also be a first name.

Mabulala Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mabulala Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mabulala is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mabulala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,718,748th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mabulala are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mabulala is also the 1,162,016th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 70 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 214,420. In Zimbabwe Mabulala is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 56 percent reside, Harare Province, where 24 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 19 percent reside and South Africa, where 17 percent reside.

Mabulala Last Name Statistics demography

Mabulala earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.9% less than the national average, earning R 157,068 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maibulala944/
Mabulela88107/
Mabolala8812/
Mabulola881/
Maabulela821/
Maboulola821/
Mebouhlala781/
Mabulelo7522/
Mavulali751/
Mavulaali7113/
Maibuulolo674/
Mavullalli671/
Mabolola63117/
Mawulolo6310/
Mabololo637/
Mabolole633/
Mobolale631/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mabulala
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